Failed one too many drug test it appears. https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/po...tland-timbers-terminated-substance-abuse-mls/
I still don’t get why they should get to walk away from a multi year DP contract. His bad behavior off the field was well known prior to his signing. Is this Portland’s 1 off season buyout? I’d like to understand the roster mechanism here.
Agreed. The only thing that really justifies this is if Portland wanted to keep him and somehow work with him to help him rehabilitate and the league said no, he needs to go. But even then you can't let a team just walk away from a DP contract scot free. And yes I speak as a Rapids fan who had to watch the team eat the Ramirez and Gashi contracts.
My best guess here is that it was built into the contract from the get-go since his history with substance abuse were known before the contract was signed.
“Don’t do drugs” is in every contract. What you’re describing would literally incentivize signing more druggie headcases because if they fail you get away clean and nullify their deal. As opposed to signings like Gio where you get burned if they decide to stop caring. That can’t be policy.
Judging by what I can piece together from a couple articles and comments on a paywalled article I think this is because of Necaxa and Fernandez hiding to what extent there was a drug problem. There are people that said it was widely reported in Mexico that he had a problem. If MLS/Timbers addressed this during transfer negotiations and they were lied to then that would be a pretty big issue. For instance, they could have been provided falsified medical documents to hide the true extent of his issues. Again, that is conjecture but it seems that there is enough either in contracts or somewhere else that MLS believes it not only has the right to terminate his contract but to go after Necaxa (since it is reported that MLS is suing them). As for it being policy? It sure is. 20.2 (ii)(b)(i) on page 60 of the CBA states it, whereas 18.6 (a) specifically says a guaranteed contract can't be terminated due to the quality of a player's on-field performance.
Expansion draft list is out: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019...raft-official-list-players-eligible-selection Some surprising names on the list. I do like how SKC decided to leave both of their Ike Opara replacements unprotected. No one is going to sign them, just find it funny.
Who is Charlie Lyon, what is an MLS pool GK and why does such a position exist? TBH, this is the first I'm hearing of him/this. Why does the league carry a pool GK?
If teams are down to just 1 goalkeeper they can call the league goalkeeper in to fill in for the team. He trains throughout the season with 1 team (not sure which team it was for Lyon). It's how Tim Melia ended up with Kansas City originally.
Looks like he's been training with the Timbers this year. There used to be more pool goalkeepers: 4 in 2007, 5 in 2008-09; 3 in 2010-2012; 2 in 2013. Now just 1. With teams operating USL teams, they're just not needed much any more. Anyone know when the last time a pool keeper actually saw the field in an MLS match?
Like the others have said, it is to cover if a team has a rash of goalkeeper injuries. The Union actually had Lyon on the team this year for a bit. https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/p...ia-union-add-mls-pool-goalkeeper-charlie-lyon The NHL actually has a rule for goalkeeper as well though it is on a game by game and city basis.
I recall reading somewhere a while back that this was the case or possibly someone speculated correctly that this was the case. He obviously had issues, so it wouldn't be surprising if they specifically negotiated this contingency.
Castillo and Rowe both exposed. The Rapids traded Castillo straight up for Rowe last December, then immediately flipped Rowe and $200K/$100K of GAM/TAM for Rubio. Rubio went on to be a double-digit scorer while the other two are unwanted.
The Crew has had the pool keeper on the gameday 18 at various times in our existence. Think about it. Many teams only carry 3 GKs. Some 4. Injury + call-up + red card combination (or just 2 if you are carrying 3) and you are down to one keeper. So instead of having to cut someone due to a short-term keeper shortage, teams call in the pool keeper. It does not happen often, but it does happen.
Back in 2006 or 7, the Crew went through more than half a dozen keepers that year and we had the emergency keeper training with us for several months.
Now Rapids GK coach Chris Sharpe is largely considered to have been part of the 2010 MLS Cup winning team but technically he wasn't, he was a league pool GK that year that lived in Denver and trained with the Rapids when he wasn't needed by another team. To the Rapids credit, they treated him as part of the team all year, including having him with the team in Toronto for the game despite their signed two keepers (Pickens & Joyce) being healthy and available.
Daniel Lovitz is starting for the USMNT today. He was also traded from Montreal to Nashville for $50k in GAM, $50k in TAM, and an international roster spot in 2020. That seems pretty cheap to me.
His contract is up and he's not going to be making $100K anymore. MLS has historically allowed national team regulars (he should thank Berhalter as I would be playing someone else) to get paid around market rate (or even more when bring a guy back for marketing reasons like Dempsey, Bradley, Howard etc.). So International spot plus $100K is wash in under the cap that allows Henry to pick someone he knows and Nashville gets a known commodity. Win for both.
No official announcement yet but multiple reports that Philly has sent Austin Trusty to Colorado for $300K in TAM this year and $300K in GAM next year. Plus another $150K in GAM next year if certain benchmarks are hit. And they retain 30% of his sell-on value, declining to 25% over time. There are also rumors than the Abubakar to Colorado deal is done, or nearing completion. EDIT: Abubakar official, $400K in GAM and a 2020 international slot https://www.coloradorapids.com/post...pids-acquire-defender-lalas-abubakar-columbus
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https://www.tudn.mx/liga-mx/el-choque-ante-necaxa-puede-ser-el-ultimo-de-cavallini-con-puebla Lucas Cavallini possibly moving to SKC for around 7 or 8 million. This weekend "could" possibly be his last game with Puebla.
Okay, can someone explain why Robles was released? I admittedly didn’t watch many NYRB games this season, but the few I watched I thought Robles did fairly well? https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019...part-red-bulls-announce-2020-roster-decisions
I'd assume money and age. He is going to be 36 and at a low 500k salary. Meanwhile, Meara has been a very capable backup and someone that could be a #1 for the team and is on around a 150k contract next year. They are going to need to move on from Robles at some point and it looks like this year is their rebuild year so they may have just decided it is time.